Burkina Faso Movies

Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, Tongo...

Sibiry Konate, a contemporary dance choreographer of African descent who wants to bring balance to an unbalanced world, seeks connection and meaning...

Do and Demba wish to become part of the modernisation process, and subsequently leave for the nearby city to make their fortune – a striking...

In a fictional West African town, black-on-black political corruption exists "from the bedroom to the president's palace" as a mother fights for...

When Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her child, she is thrown out of her parents' home and...

It's celebration time in the West African Republic: the national team, the Phacochères, have qualified for the World Cup final. To avoid...

In the heart of the city of Ouagadougou, a huge granite crater imprisons men who try their best to get out of it. In the end, only their image will...

Young people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.

Karim lives in Brest and works at the local airport. Every two years he returns to Ouagadougou, to be with his family and friends, do some business....

In a ficticious “gulf republic” president Koyaga rules. His countless lies and crimes are revealed in the songs of the griot, the West...

Bila, a young peasant, decides to go to Ivory Coast to work and is asked by his parents to accompany Pogbi who is going to meet her fiancé,...

For Lickma, Bienvenue, Mathilde and Victor life is one of financial insecurity. Taking inspiration from a close friend, they let Herman get them...

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a...

In the war-torn Sahel region, Naïma - who has lost her hearing as a child during a terrorist attack - arrives at a refugee camp, unaware that...

The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions...

Mariam comes from Fana, a town nearby the Malian capital. At 5, she was sexually abused by a family acquaintance, raped by her cousin at 13 and by...

Ouagadougou. Téné, queen of the night, inherits the family stables after the death of her father. While at first she’s determined...

In a village in Burkina Faso, an old peasant discovers diamonds that will prove harmful to anyone who approaches them too closely. The Ministry of...

This film tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who is looking for his father. It's been three years since the latter left for the USA and since then,...